Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, PO Box 16528, Jackson,
MS 39236-0528, (601) 362-6357, email: information@msje.org. Initially
designed to represent Jews and Jewish culture in Mississippi,
Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, and Tennessee, the museum plans to
reflect the entire South.
Sunset Memorial
Cemetery: Temple Beth El Section. 1915 Harper Road, Beckley,
WV 25801 - (304) 252-7377. Established in the 1950's and serves
Beckley and southern West Virginia.AKA Jewish Section of Sunset
Memorial Cemetery. http://www.westvirginiajewishhistory.com/beckley.htmhas
photos. http://smallsynagogues.com/beckley_wv.htm has
additional information. [September 2005]
BLUEFIELD:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvmercer/mercer.htm has
general Mercer County information. [September 2005]
Mr and Mrs. Werth compiled archival lists with locations of
Jewish cemeteries in Virginia and BLUEFIELD, W.Va. These lists
are available at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond, on
microfilm at Mormon libraries, and at Tel-Aviv University
Archives, Diaspora Research Institute. WERTH AND ASSOCIATES, 851
Seahawk Circle, Suite 105, Virginia Beach, VA 23452, work phone
804-468-4137; home: 3416 Warren Place, Suite 202, Virginia Beach,
VA 23452. Phone: 804-498-8006. AJA. American Jewish Archives, 3101
Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45220-2488. 513-221-1875 (tel);
513-221-7812 (fax). E-mail: AJA@cn.huc.edu http://www.westvirginiajewishhistory.com/bluefield.htm has
photos. [September 2005]
Monte Vista Cemetery: Map of the Mt.
Sinai section of the cemetery, listing the graves of Jews
interred there. #1991 SC-13565; AJA. American Jewish Archives,
3101 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45220-2488. 513-221-1875
(tel); 513-221-7812 (fax). E-mail: AJA@cn.huc.edu. Mt. Sinai
Section, 1 index book/ 253 deceased.
UPDATE: old Bluefield-Princeton Road - RR 2, Box
196A - Bluefield, WV 24701 - (304) 327-6513
AKA: Jewish Cemetery.
Also serves Princeton, and southern West Virginia. [September
2005]
Bluefield Monte Vista Cemetery: Map of the Mt. Sinai
section of the cemetery, listing the graves of Jews interred
there. #1991 SC-13565; AJA.
American Jewish Archives, 3101 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio
45220-2488. 513-221-1875 (tel); 513-221-7812 (fax). E-mail: AJA@cn.huc.edu.
Bridgeport Cemetery:AKA: -
Bridgeport Jewish Cemetery. Jewish Memorial Cemetery Section on
Benedum Drive - P.O. Box 1310 - Bridgeport, WV 26330 - (304)
842-2641 phone (304) 842-4717 fax. #21998 in Cemeteries of
the US, Deborah M. Burek, ed. Detroit MI: Gale Research Int.,
1994. ISBN 0-8103-9245-3. Index source is Al Rosenfield, e-mail:
arosen@ee.netThis
cemetery serves the Jews of Clarksburg and Fairmont. Dedicated on
May 30, 1961. Space for 512 graves and is divided into an
Orthodox section and a non-Orthodox section. The Bridgeport
Cemetery is a city owned. [September 2005]
Hebrew-Bryant Cemetery: Route 120
between Pocahontas, Virginia and Bramwell, West Virginia in Rock
District of Mercer County. Take Route 120 from Bramwell toward
Pocahontas. Watch for the Hebrew-Bryant Cemetery sign on the left
about a half-mile before the Virginia line. 29 graves with
tombstones.
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/mercer/cemetery/hebrew.txt has
burial list. [September 2005]
Spring Hill: Source: "Directory of Jewish Local
Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583. American
Jewish Year Book 5680, September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920,
Volume 21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish
Committee, submitted by Alan Hirschfeld. UPDATE: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvkanawh/cemetery/spring3.html:
"National Register of Historic Places, the Spring Hill Cemetery
and its private cemeteries, Mt. Olivet, Hebrew Cemetery, the
Loewenstein Cemetery and Mountain View Cemetery, are monuments to
the history and culture of Charleston and the Kanawha Valley. ...
Officially established as a municipal burial grounds in 1869 and
used as early as 1818, the cemetery was not far behind the
initial settling of Charleston in the late 1780's. Consequently,
the cemetery is the burial grounds for many of the prominent
early settlers and civic leaders of Charleston and Kanawha
County." Charleston City - Public Works Department, Spring Hill
Cemetery, 1555 Farnsworth Drive, Charleston, WV, 25311,
304-348-8010 http://www.cityofcharleston.org/documents/springhill.PDF has
information about the cemetery. 1555 Farnsworth Drive -
Charleston, WV 25301 - (304) 348-8010 phone (304) 348-6406 fax.
National Historic Site. [September 2005]
Temple Cemetery: Source: Yahrzeit
held by Leonard Spialter.
HUNTINGTON: Cabell County - Also
see Ashland, Kentucky http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvcabell/cabell.html has
general Cabell County information.
[September 2005]
Elaine Kolinsky submitted the Huntington town information.
Huntington Jews utilize Klingel Carpenter Mortuary where Jewish
customs are honored.
Spring Hill Cemetery - B'nai Israel Section: In 1919,
B'nai Israel Congregation purchased its own cemetery in the
Spring Hill section (Orthodox consecrated ground). B'nai Israel
Synagogue: Orthodox was established in 1910. Their first Temple
was built in 1924 and located at 9th Avenue & 9th Street.
This building was sold in the 1970's and is presently a church. A
great ceremony took place when B'nai Israel merged with Ohev
Sholom on October 13, 1978 resulting in B'nai Sholom
Congregation. In 1987, a "100 Years Jewish Community Huntington,
W.Va.", Centennial Anniversary book, was printed that includes
the history, names of members, photographs and wonderful
testimonies of congregants. Rabbi Wucher graciously gave Elaine
Kolinsky a copy. Current Address: Rabbi Dr. David E. Wucher, 949
10th Avenue (10th Av & 10th St), Huntington, W.Va. 25701.
Phone: 304-522-2980; UPDATE: 1427 Norway Avenue - Huntington, WV 25705 - (304)
696-5516 UPDATE:
There are several Jewish sections in this
historic city cemetery. The sections belong to the B'nai Sholom
Congregation. The original Ohev Sholom Section was established in
1888 and the original B'nai Israel Section was established in
1919. Spring Hill Cemetery is a National Historic site.
http://www.westvirginiajewishhistory.com/huntington.htm has
photos and information. [September 2005]
Rosedale Cemetery: Beth Jacob section, 1/40. Found in
Werth Indexes, AJA. American
Jewish Archives, 3101 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45220-2488.
513-221-1875 (tel); 513-221-7812 (fax). E-mail: AJA@cn.huc.edu.
UPDATE: I have recently completed an updated tombstone and photo survey of the Beth Jacob Cemetery. Source: Julian H. Preisler. Falling Waters, West Virginia jhp1963@yahoo.com
[February 2005]
UPDATE: Cemetery was established in 1916 and is
located adjacent to the Rosedale Cemetery. The Jewish "section"
is sometimes referred to as the Hebrew Cemetery.http://www.westvirginiajewishhistory.com/martinsburg.htm has
photos and information. [September 2005]
Beverly Hills Memorial
Garden: 1290 Fairmont Road (US 19 South) - P.O. Box 2064,
Westover, WV 26502 - (304) 983-2233. 2 Jewish Sections. Mount
Zion Cemetery section established in 1949 serves Morgantown and
is owned by Tree of Life Congregation, Morgantown. "Garden of the
Ten Commandments" section that was established about 1959 by the
now defunct Jewish Community of Fairmont. Morgantown Tree of Life
Congregation supervises that section.
Mount Olivet Cemetery: Jewish
Section. 900 Market Street, Parkersburg, WV, (304) 428-9721.
B'nai Israel Temple owned and is part of the city-owned cemetery
on located on 23rd Street near the City Park. [September
2005]
B'nai Israel Cemetery: Sunset Blvd
(SR 43) - Steubenville, OH
Located in Ohio, this cemetery may also
contain burials of Jews from the former Jewish Community in
Weirton. Because of the close proximity of the Jewish communities
in Weirton, West Virginia and Steubenville, Ohio, many of the
institutions were shared.[September 2005]
Union Cemetery/;- Jewish Section
1720 Sunset Blvd (SR 43) - Steubenville, OHIO
49352 - (614) 283-3384. Located in Ohio, this cemetery may also
contain burials of Jews from the former Jewish Community in
Weirton. Because of the close proximity of the Jewish communities
in Weirton, West Virginia and Steubenville, Ohio, many of the
institutions were shared. Union Cemetery is a National historic
site. [September 2005]
WHEELING: Ohio County. Also see
Bellaire, Ohio http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvohio/ has
general Ohio County information. [September 2005]
Orthodox Jewish Cemetery Association: History of the Orthodox
Jewish Cemetery Association written by Bertha G. Lazarus, July
27, 1956. Histories file; AAJA. American Jewish Archives, 3101
Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45220-2488. 513-221-1875 (tel);
513-221-7812 (fax). E-mail: AJA@cn.huc.edu.
http://www.westvirginiajewishhistory.com/wheeling.htm has
photos and information. [September 2005]
Jewish Memorial Park Cemetery:
Middle Wheeling Creek Road, Wheeling, WV. This cemetery was
established in 1954 by the Synagogue of Israel that no longer
exists. Temple Shalom in Wheeling supervises the cemetery.
[September 2005]
Mount Wood Cemetery of Cong. Leshem Shomayim: Founded
1849. Source Julian H. Preisler, jhp1963@yahoo.com UPDATE:
AKA Hill Cemetery and Mount Wood Hebrew Cemetery. Established in
1849.North end of Chapline Street [September 2005]
All individuals involved in the creation of this project are volunteers.
The right to make one copy for personal use with full citation is hereby granted;
however, no profit is to be made from the use of this website's information.
No reply will be made to inquiries about specific burials. All information that we possess is on the website. We have no other information so please do not write requesting any on either burial sites or individual burials.